49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
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He led fifteen million Nizari Ismaili Muslims as their Imam for nearly seven decades, a hereditary spiritual authority he assumed at twenty. Forbes listed him among the world's richest royals — though the title reflected religious lineage, not land or crown.
Shah Karim al-Hussaini became the 49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam on 13 December 1957, inheriting the role and the Aga Khan title from his grandfather, Sultan Muhammad Shah. His followers called him Mawlānā Hazar Imam. He founded and chaired the Aga Khan Development Network, a private development apparatus. By 2013, Vanity Fair pegged his net worth above $13.3 billion. He held no political sovereignty or territory, yet the scale of his spiritual authority and wealth placed him on Forbes' list of the fifteen richest royals. He died on 4 February 2025, sixty-eight years into his imamate.
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A secure pluralistic society requires communities that are educated and confident both in the identity and depth of their own traditions and in those of their neighbours.
Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples' cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world.
Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
What students know is no longer the most important measure of an education.
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